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Amy Walsh, MD, MDPContributor

Expertise

Emergency medicine and global health

Education

University of Minnesota

Highlights

  • Emergency Physician with 15 years’ experience 

  • Passionate about postpartum well-being, and holistic health

  • Healthcare experience in Tanzania, Israel, Vietnam, Haiti, Bolivia, and Uganda

Patient education is my favorite part of my job. In writing for GoodRx, I hope to share my knowledge and experience to help more people feel like they can lead a healthy life.

— Amy Walsh, MD MDP

Experience

Amy Walsh, MD, MDP, has worked as an emergency physician for 15 years, including care at both rural hospitals and trauma centers. She is the former Global Emergency Medicine fellowship director at Health Partners.

Education

I am an emergency physician, fellowship trained in Global Emergency Medicine at Health Partners in St. Paul, MN. I pursued residency training at University of Iowa and attended the University of Minnesota Medical School and a Master’s of Development Practice. I attended the University of Missouri for my undergraduate degree in biology. 

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